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1/23/12: KETK news director Neil Barton defends science denial by television meteorologists in response to the Forecast The Facts campaign.
1/23/12: KETK news director Neil Barton defends science denial by television meteorologists in response to the Forecast The Facts campaign.
![Romney v. Sandy [TV spot]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wZbXfh8o-ew/hqdefault.jpg "Romney v. Sandy [TV spot]
10/31/12: Climate Silence ad produced by Forecast the Facts juxtaposing GOP Republican candidate Mitt Romneys mockery of global warming with Superstorm Sandy hitting the East Coast of the United States.
Beginning October 31, the ad ran on cable in Ohio (Columbus area) and Virginia (Loudon, Franklin, Prince William Counties).
The ad appeared on November 5-6 on broadcast news on the three major networks (WBNS, WSYX, WCMH) in Columbus, Ohio.
“Sandy is without question the October Surprise of 2012, and it has pushed climate change to the forefront of a campaign where it was previously almost entirely absent,” said Brad Johnson, campaign manager of Forecast the Facts.
Press release:
Millions of Americans are still reeling from Hurricane Sandy, a horrific, fossil-fueled storm. Climate scientists agree that global warming pollution was a key factor in its destructive power, so Mitt Romney must hope we forgot that he mocked climate change at the Republican National Convention, to the raucous cheers and applause of the GOP delegates. We didn’t forget.
We’re putting out this video to remind every voter struck by Sandy that Mitt Romney thinks the poisoning of our weather is a joke. Climate Silence members have been leading the charge against climate silence for months. But in the final week of this election, the most powerful climate messenger turned out to be the harrowing reality of a freakish Frankenstorm.
Sandy is without question the October Surprise of 2012, and it has pushed climate change to the forefront of a campaign where it was previously almost entirely absent.
As families recover and voters head to the polls, we want the American public to remember this cold fact: less than two months before sea level rise devastated New York City with more powerful storm surges, Governor Romney laughed at the very notion of rising seas.
Our next President must be someone who is prepared to forthrightly address climate change disasters like Sandy. The tragedy of Hurricane Sandy has made it crystal clear: it’s time to end the climate silence.
Brad Johnson, Campaign Manager, Forecast the Facts")
